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Thailand Futures Exchange Gets Approval To Operate Futures Exchange And Will Hold Seminar On Feb.18 To Prepare Brokers

Date 17/02/2005

Thailand Futures Exchange Pcl. (TFEX) has been granted approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate as a futures exchange. TFEX will therefore start accepting members this coming March and will hold an exclusive seminar on Feb.18 for brokerage firms interested in taking part in the futures business. Also, there will a special training program conducted by experts from one of the world’s leading universities specially held for top financial institutions’ executives on Mar
Stockholm Stock Exchange’s Disciplinary Committee Fines Companies

Date 17/02/2005

Intentia International AB and Karolin Machine Tool AB (KMT) have both breached the listing agreement with Stockholm Stock Exchange. Intentia has released information with an impact on the company’s share price without disclosing it in the correct manner. KMT did not comply with the rules governing the disclosure of benefits for senior executives when preparing its annual report for 2003 and also disregarded certain accounting regulations. Stockholm Stock Exchange’s disciplinary committee has rul
Program Trading Averaged 49.5 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Feb. 7-11

Date 17/02/2005

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Feb. 7-11.
Philippines Stock Exchange Chairperson Makes A Visit To Thailand’s Stock Exchange - Impressed With Investor Education Work And The Maruey Knowledge And Resource Center

Date 17/02/2005

The President of The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong, disclosed that top-level executives of the Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE) led by the Chairperson, Ms. Alicia Rita Arroyo arrived in Thailand today. The nine delegates from the PSE include Atty. Ramon Garcia, Former PSE President and Director, Ms. Marita Limlingan, Investor Education Committee Chair, executives from several brokerage companies and several PSE staff members. The PSE delegation will visit the SET and
Nymex To Add Trading Months For Gasoline Calendar Spread Options

Date 17/02/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will begin listing new calendar spread options contracts based on the June to September and September to December differentials of the gasoline futures contract tomorrow.

NYBOT Announces New Coffee Margins

Date 17/02/2005

Click here to view new margin requirements effective with the commencement of trading on Friday, February 18, 2005.
NASDAQ To Host Its 14th Investor Program On February 23rd In Tokyo, In Association With Morgan Stanley

Date 17/02/2005

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ®”; NASDAQ: NDAQ) has announced that it will host its 14th Investor Program on February 23, 2005 in Tokyo. The program is held in association with Morgan Stanley. This continues the long-running program to bring important NASDAQ-listed companies to the attention of Japan’s institutional investors.
NASD Warns Investors Too Much Company Stock Can Jeopardize Financial Future - Diversification Is Key To Reducing Risk

Date 17/02/2005

NASD today issued an Investor Alert warning workers against concentrating too much company stock in their 401(k) plans and stressing the importance of diversifying retirement investment accounts. The Alert, - A 401(k) Problem , identifies the problems with owning too much company stock and explains how investors can balance their 401(k) portfolios.
London Stock Exchange Welcomes Kumho Tire To Its Main Market - First Korean Company To Simultaneously Dual-List In London And Seoul

Date 17/02/2005

Kumho Tire Co. Inc., the South Korean tyre manufacturer, was today welcomed to the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market. Kumho Tire is the first Korean company to simultaneously dual-list in London and Seoul.
iShares Launches Four New Trackers (ETFs) On Euronext Amsterdam - Dutch Investors Get Trackers Access To China, Japan And European Small- And Mid-Cap Markets

Date 17/02/2005

Barclays Global Investors (BGI), the world's largest provider of exchange traded funds (ETFs), today announces the listing of four new iShares on Euronext Amsterdam. The new Trackers (ETFs), which start trading today, will, for the first time, give Dutch investors local access to China (iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25), Japan (iShares MSCI Japan), and European small- and mid-cap markets (iShares DJ Euro STOXX SmallCap and iShares DJ Euro STOXX MidCap).